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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
10
Detectives and a crowd crowded the corridor as Hedges brought Whiteway to a room to face Mrs. Hedges. The shooting began with Whiteway struck in the neck after attempts to escape. Whiteway survives, Hedges and wife held for examination. Hedges confessed he meant to kill Whiteway.
Citizens of Anaconda are ordered by the health officer to clean or drain all cesspools into the sewer before filling. Authorities warn compliance is required under local public health rules.
Frank Clinton, superintendent of the electric light and street railway department, received a telegram from his mother last evening reporting the serious illness of his sister Kate. He hurriedly settled business and will leave for Duluth this morning.
A minister warned that Polish and Mohammedan factions threaten unity as Russia plots limited electoral changes and summer agrarian unrest. The cabinet plans to curb communes, promote private land ownership, and delay major legislation until the new duma convenes, while hinting at a broader future global role.
A ground slide occurred at a cut on the B. A. P. railroad just east of the Washoe smelter last evening, delaying the late passenger train for a couple of hours. Workers were dispatched immediately and the delay is not expected to be serious.
Mrs. S M Johnstone and her sons Clark and Hal of Butte visited relatives in the city yesterday. Hal H Johnstone, a member of the class of 1907 at Annapolis, is home awaiting Navy Department orders for duty.
Frank J. Flannagan, a veteran city electrician, was fatally shocked while repairing an arc light at Third and Alder streets during a heavy rain. Taken to a saloon after the accident, he died after hours of emergency treatment. An inquest is scheduled, with relatives sought from Fargo and Spokane.
Deer Lodge reports a heavy wet snowstorm by dawn with five to six inches on the ground and more falling. Branches snapped in trees four to five inches thick, shrubs leveled, sidewalks cluttered, and many wires down. Shade trees damaged. cleanup will be substantial.
The town is active with meetings and events including c. O. F. to-night and Carpenter union gathering at Carpenters’ hall at 6 pm. Local shops advertise pianos at Stagg’s and gifts at Hammerslough’s. Two graduates Miss Lida Gilchrist and Miss Sophia Showers return home after Montana State Normal College exercises. Harris and George Opp visit Rock Creek. Francis Barlow’s remains move to 1100 East Fourth for a 9 am Tuesday funeral at St. Peter’s Church.
Manager Millzner faced a late arriving vaudeville troupe causing a delayed opening. The improvised local cast delivered high class performances while the delayed artists prep for this evening’s show. Police were called to quell noisy youths as management plans to proceed with the delayed program.
A common remedy claims to cure an ordinary attack of diarrhoea and severe cramp colic. It is said to work for summer diarrhoea and cholera infantum in children, saving many lives yearly. The preparation is pleasant when diluted with water and sweetened, and is advertised for family stock at 25 cents or 50 cents for a large size.
The text calls for action by the Family theater and officers to stop vicious pranks by young hoodlums and warns that wholesale arrests will follow the next occurrence.
Great Falls reports a wife and her two young sons aged 5 and 3 drowned when their wagon fording Simms creek, swollen by rain, upset near Fort Shaw. The mother’s body was recovered. the boys are missing and feared swept into Sun river. Sheriff Hogan set watchers along the river tonight. Mrs Furman, longtime Augusta resident, was visiting her husband who runs a Fort Shaw irrigation camp.
A violent storm hit Indian Territory causing estimated property damage near half a million dollars. In Glenn Pool near Tulsa a 55,000 barrel storage tank and about a dozen small tanks owned by Victor Oil and Gas burned after a lightning strike. William Mowry lost nine 16,000 barrel tanks at Cooly Bluff. Standard Oil tanks there were nearly destroyed.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Mrs. Edward iScharnikow opening her home to a large gathering of young people in Deer Lodge on June 23. The event honored newlyweds Rollin Humber and his wife, who were married in Seattle and plan to return to the coast after a Montana visit. Humber is the son of longtime resident Robert R. Humber.
A Western Union district superintendent says about one third of operators are at work and business is handled with delay but efficiently. He refuses to negotiate with the telegraphers union, notes openness to likely rehiring of older workers, and predicts the strike will end soon as it lacks essential principles.
In New York on June 23 the local Commercial Telegraphers' union met and discussed the San Francisco strike. The session was executive and no official statements were released, though attendees reported unanimous confidence in national officers and endorsement of the San Francisco action.
Caldwell Idaho Tribune reports persistent belief the San Francisco Idaho and Montana railroad will be built this year. Surveyors are finishing work for a line from Homedale along the Snake River to Winnemuca Nevada, with connections to the Western Pacific. Officials offer no dates, but progress and heavy office activity indicate imminent construction barring unforeseen events.
Helena June 23 A meeting to discuss forestry affairs for the district is set for tomorrow at the Broadwater hotel. About 87 supervisors are expected, with Representatives of the forest service from Washington joining Montana Wyoming and Northern Idaho. Assistant Foresters James B Adams and W T Cook, R E Benedict inspector of the central Rocky Mountain district, and A E Palmer grazing inspector will attend along with other officials.
In nations where beer is the national drink, drunkenness is rare due to low alcohol content and high nourishment. The Pabst Brewing Process allegedly lowers alcohol to under 34 percent while producing pure, healthful beer. Montana Liquor Co. lists address in Butte and a contact number.
John Garlow of Sugar Loaf township in Wilkesbarre area returns home with a rattlesnake and a copperhead he killed after both snakes battled on his leg while he slept beside a tree. The copperhead, nearly four feet long, attacked the rattler as it lay on his leg.
Anti mo Pettine turned himself in to the sheriff in Albuquerque and was released on ten thousand dollar bonds. He had been in hiding in the mountains since the February killing of Berardinelli, a crime linked to a pattern of similar offenses in Italy and later in New York. Pettine felled his victim in a street quarrel and fled, with the pursuing police department close on his heels.
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